Uneven Grass After Mowing? [How to Spot and How to Fix!]

Have uneven grass after mowing? We'll talk about how to spot and how to fix that problem in this video. I'll go over how to check your blade balance and how to adress other common problems you may have if you notice your grass isn't evenly cut after you go over it with you mower. Or if theres a higher spot like in my IGTV video I include inside this video. Hope you all enjoy!

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[rdTACGolfandFitness]

Not sure how I never realized I posted this but here’s the links to the 2 products in here I use to balance and sharpen my blades. They’re not affiliate links, I don’t have a discount code for either of these companies. ⬇️⬇️

[sluggonotnancy]

Excellent video. Very informative over a common, and frustrating occurrence for a lot of people.

[bigjoe]

Where did you get that balancer and grinder mechanism?

[davidroche]

Good info complimented with lots of good feedback. I think the fine folks at SCAG got the memo on rigidity. Built like a tank on the 61” advantage deck.

[davidh.]

I have the exact same balancer and just love it!
It moves so freely.

[billgreene]

Where did you get that balancer, gadget to find bent blades. and grinder tool, awesome video

[poowg]

Usually a spindle problem or worn out deck mounts but since I have a "politically correct" yard that consists of prairie weeds I usually don't sweat the small stuff. My "grass" is Indian Paintbrush, Dandelions, Bluebells and clover. Best of all I don't have to feed or water it. Thanks for the video.

[jerryweigl]

In my long experience -- cuz I'm old-- for sure a bent blade can cause all kinds of problems including vibration that will ultimately take out a bearing. However, after considerable wear and sharpenings, the very end of the cutting tip gets rounded off and thereby can shorten the blade enough to cause it to leave ridges of grass in the lawn as you described. On another point of sharpening: if you are being as aggressive as shown, the metal will heat up enough to lose its temper and dull real quickly thereafter. It needs ongoing cooling by dipping in water when sharpening. Using your technique with the angle grinder, I can see how the blade would need balancing. By the time you are done doing that, you could end up with a toothpick of a blade just the right size to throw it on the metal garbage pile.

[bertroost]

Your lawn, even with the raised lines looks much better than my yard after mowing. I find if I mow too low this happens (under 3") but if I raise it then it's not as bad. It's also hard for me to see it when I am mowing in the afternoon. I don't notice it until evening then the light angle changes and I see them.

[ellisonrepair]

It's not always a bent blade but a bent deck. All blade tips should be on the same plane. I've seen a blade tip 1/4" above or below plane leave a 3" or more mohawk on the lawn.

[jerrylboutin]

You can balance a blade on the wall with a 16 penny nail
Straight into a stud or you can put a bolt thru a small square plate or wood and mount the blade to the bolt and measure the distance top and bottom to see if blade is bent 2 or 3 bucks or you can buy expensive unit as well

[flyguy]

I have the same issue after replacing both blades this year. I have the 5 star center holes on the blades. I found that the previous blades had distorted the star on the spindle. This caused the old blade to be hard to remove and the new blade would not go on the spindle until after I filed off the burrs on the spindle. At this point, only replacement of the spindle will fix the issue.

[brianriley]

Thanks for sharing but I put brand new blades on and still get this issue

[mikep]

Noticed your sharping set up, where can I get one?

[roytaylor]

I also have a 60in mower, I have put new blades, spindles, and belt, also had my deck re-leveled and it still leaving Mohawks like that.

[brownro]

Sam, how do you fix a similar problem with a reel mower?

[roytaylor]

I’ve put 3 new blades on mine, also had all 3 spindles replaced and still doing that to my yard

[heffe]

That’s awesome. If you have a balancer, which no one I know does.

[PaulChessor-eiml]

Appeared to me that if your blade may have been bent and would have been even more apparent if you checked out at the very end? I check mine by spinning each blade to see if ends align and are level to each other? Interesting equipment though, first time I have seen either apparatus?

[Airon]

Once, my tires had a small pin hole leak, so my tires wouldn't go completely flat, but just enough that it did leave unevengliness . Looks like you just have tire marks on your lawn, though !